I have come a long way so far and so close to completing my goal! Counting down to my 30th birthday where I want to start the next decade happy and healthy! Please feel free to add comments! They can be words of encouragement, helpful tips or a little banter like "hey, that snickers bar isn't going to help you to your goal"!! This blog is really for me but support is always welcome and if I can inspire someone else to get off the couch and get healthy then that is great! I know first hand how fast the pounds can creep up on you and how hard it is to first decide to make a change, find a routine that works, commit to it and accomplish it! Once I complete the goal it doesn't end there. It's time to get healthy and stay healthy!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Feet!

So with another black toe on my right foot I decided maybe my newer shoes are too small. This is an extreme bummer since the shoes were pretty expensive. But continuing to run in them probably isn't a great idea. Maybe I can sell them! We went to the Nike store in Tokyo today to see what we could find. I tried on a few different shoes and ran on their treadmill in them! :o) I really love the Nike free shoes but I know that for long distance they will cause problems because of lack of cushion and stability. However I did read that they will develop the muscles in your foot which will in turn give you a more stable run as well as increase your speed! They were extremely comfortable and light weight! I may... MAY think about doing what the elites do and get a pair for my short recovery runs and speed training and use a pair of Stability/Cushion shoes for the long runs. We will see though.

One other important thing I learned today is I need 2 different size shoes. My last shoes 8.5 where perfect for my right foot but gave me blisters on my left. My new shoes size 8 are perfect for my left foot and black toe nails on my right foot. Which means I need to order custom Nike's.. Anyone looking to buy me a birthday present just send money towards the shoes! lol I NEED THEM!! haha but no seriously!

There is a new shoe coming out in just 4 days and I think they are the ones! At least I hope so. Hopefully we will be ordering a new pair this week.

At least the toe that is black is my 2nd toe not my big toe so its not too painful to run.
Today I did 6 miles and it was the best run I have had in weeks! It felt great! It rained just a touch during my run, which kept the air cool which for sure helped my breathing! I almost got my pace into the 8'00''s but ended up with a 9'01'' I think I could have pushed it a little harder in the beginning but I didn't want to hurt myself since I have 14 to do tomorrow. When I got back I had a little time to the Jillian Michaels work out I missed yesterday! It was a great workout, my arms are getting tired just typing this blog lol.

I have been working day and night all week. So it felt good to just take a day off, but Steve said I seemed out of it most of the day. I think the work load list in my head was still bogging me down.

Did well with calories today! Stayed in the budget. Had a little more sugar/carbs as I would have liked but happy to have kept the overall calories in check as well as sodium intake. I recently learned in order to really lose that last 10-15 you need to eat less then 1000mg of sodium a day. I honestly already retain quite a bit of water so I think less sodium should help that as well!

Well that's it for today! It was a good day! Heres the numbers!
Calorie goal: 1,191; calories consumed: 1,147; calories burned: 1,357
Net calories: -210

Protein 16.98% 10.92% Carbs 72.1


Food Item Servings Cals Fat Cholest Sodium Carbs Sugars Fiber Protein
Fuji Apple 1.00 80 0g 0mg 0mg 22g 17g 5g 1g
Bannana (medium) 0.50 53 0g 0mg 0mg 15g 0g 0g 1g
Mr Kabob Chicken Shawarma Sandwich 0.75 356 10g 64mg 488mg 36g 0g 3g 31g
Generic Spaghetti Noodles 1.50 315 2g 0mg 0mg 62g 3g 3g 11g
Canned Whole Peeled Tomatoes 1.50 38 0g 0mg 0mg 2g 0g 8g 0g
Coke 0.50 70 0g 0mg 25mg 20g 20g 0g 0g
Pocari Sweat Ion Supply Drink 1.00 61 0g 0mg 0mg 15g 0g 0g 0g
Dole Variety Pack No Sugar Added Fruit Juice Bars 1.00 25 0g 0mg 5mg 6g 3g 0g 0g
Texas Toast 1.50 150 2g 0mg 375mg 32g 2g 2g 6g
Fitness Minutes Calories Burned
Running: 6.7 mph (9 min/mile) 60.0 -931.0
Circuit Training - general, minimal rest 50.0 -426.0
Totals: -210 14g 64mg 893mg 208g 44g 20g 49g
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  1. AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 5:33 PM

    Have you ever heard of the shoe called the Vibram five fingers? Thinking about getting a pair when we get back to the states... not so sure they are for long distance running tho... just wondering?

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  2. Amanda DumouchelleJune 22, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    Everyone's different as far as distance. I wouldn't be able to run with those for any long distances. Those I would imagine are the same idea as nike frees- running barefoot. I would think if you were only going to head out for up to 3 miles you would be fine in those. But if you generally have ankle, shin, knee problems you probably need a shoe with more stability and cushion.

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